Wednesday, January 22nd

A flashback of his life: the death of his mom

First the hero and his brother were playing in the water when many people attacked the village.
They killed their mom. She drowned in the water. They burnt* the village and people.
The children saw* a kid with the disguise of God Rama.
When they asked the police for help, the policemen didn’t react.
The main character remembers this episode because he was* shocked, sad, terrified and petrified.

Monday, January 20th

 
The fan of Amitabh Bachchan

First the main character was* trapped in the toilet because of his brother.
He couldn’t* see Amitabh Bachchan who came* to his village. So he jumped in the poop and ran* to his favorite actor.
He had* an autograph but finally his brother sold* it for just 2 rupees. He backstabbed him.
He was* both extremely excited and extremely sad.

He remembers this episode because he was both happy and traumatized.

Discovering India

Religion and caste system:

A caste is a social group with different levels in India. There are 4 castes and one group is "outcast".

Geography:

New Delhi is the capital city of India but it's not the largest city. The most populated city is Mumbai. There are other important cities like Agra, Kolkota, and Bengalore.

Traditions:

The typical outfit is the saree / sari. It’s a long cloth around the body of women.

The flag of India:

There are 4 parts. Green represents fertility, white is for purity and truth and saffron means courage and sacrifice.
The blue circle represents the cycle of death and life. It is the chakra, the third eye.

Bollywood:

It’s a porte-manteau word of Bombay and Hollywood. It’s the cinema industry in Mumbai. The films are in Hindi.

Taj Mahal: It’s a monument in Agra. The emperor created it for his dead wife. It means “crown of the palaces” in Arabic.

Monday, December 2nd

Jeopardy!

When was the association created?

Where did it start?

Who are the dabbawalas?

How do they find the correct customers?

What means of transport do they use? 

How do they find the correct address?

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Homework:

- savoir poser les questions du teacher (voir ci-dessus).
- connaître les leçons sur les dabbawalas.

Extraits de Jeopardy en français et en anglais

Thursday, November 28^th

Successes and difficulties of the dabbawalas

in Mumbai

The dabbawalas must be very strong because it is

difficult to carry 40 lunchboxes. They deliver the

lunchboxes on bikes (they share their bikes), in

trains, and with carts.

The service is very famous. Prince Charles visited

the dabbawalas because they are the best service in

Mumbai. They are excellent but they are illiterate.

They can’t read, they can’t write so they must use a

code.